222 spinouts, €4.9bn raised: Europe’s top universities for spinout funding in H1 2026

13 early-stage deeptech startups Tier 1 VCs backed in H1 2026

Some of the continent’s most active investors backed companies tackling problems once considered too complicated

The great VC exodus: 14 investors who joined startups

University of Bristol spinouts looking to raise

From pre-seed to Series A spinouts from the university that are courting investors.

European biotech mapped: 90 startups reshaping medicine

From drug discovery to gene editing, these startups are transforming the future of medicine

8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in

They include a former Amazon supply chain operator and an ex-McKinsey consultant taking on the space sector

The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026

Sifted ranks the top 50 fastest-growing startups by headcount growth across the first six months of 2026

University of Edinburgh spinouts looking to raise

Sifted breaks down pre-seed to Series B spinouts from the university that are courting investors

7 TUM spinouts ready to raise their next round

The German spinout factory counts companies like Isar Aerospace and Robco among its alumni

Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era

The startups that could finally shift the continent from consumer to competitor

10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A

Spanning drug discovery, robotics, quantum tech and more — these are the buzziest startups spinning out of Europe's most prolific life sciences university

12 more stealth founders quietly building in Europe

The list includes former operators who cut their teeth at Google, Meta, OpenAI, Shopify, Spotify and Amazon

25 European YC startups due to raise a Series A

Some of Europe’s most successful startups leveraged the investor’s first cheque to reach funding milestones quicker

12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A

Zurich is capturing a lot of attention when it comes to Europe's deeptech ambitions

15 stealth founders in Europe flying under the radar

Including ex-McKinsey partners and ex-VCs to Reddit alumni and serial founders

European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars

Your guide to Europe's sprawling space industry, featuring rockets, satellites, space taxis, AI and more

These are the top 10 physical AI hubs in Europe 

€7bn and counting: here’s where the most deals happened in the last two years 

AI startups swallow half the funding across European tech

AI startups captured 51% of funding in Q1; AI agents were the biggest VC draw

Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four years

14 billion-dollar companies emerge across AI, defence and fintech

The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever

UK and German startups take the biggest spoils